Tongxiao Township is an urban township in southern

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. It lies between the Taiwan Strait on the west and mountains on the east.

History

The town was formerly called ''Thunsiau'' ().

Geography

*Area: * Population: 31,799 (January 2023 estimate)

Administrative divisions

The township comprises 24 villages: Baitung, Baixi, Chengbei, Chengnan, Fengshu, Fulong, Fuxing, Fuyuan, Meinan, Nanhe, Neidao, Neihu, Pingan, Pingding, Pingyuan, Tongnan, Tongtung, Tongwan, Tongxi, Wubei, Wumei, Wunan, Xinpu and Zuntou.

Politics

The township is part of

Miaoli County Constituency I Miaoli County Constituency I () includes townships along the coast of Miaoli. The district was created in 2008, when all local constituencies of the Legislative Yuan were reorganized to become single-member districts. Current district * Zhunan ...

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for

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Tourist attractions

Flying Cow Ranch The Flying Cow Ranch () is a tourist attraction guest ranch in Nanhe Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. History The ranch was originally established as Central Youth Dairy Farm in 1975. In 1995, it was renamed Flying Cow Ranch. ...

Gongtian Temple Baishatun Gongtian Temple () is a temple located in Baishatun, Tongxiao, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan. The temple is dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu, who is the deified form of Lin Moniang. Gongtian Temple is noted for its annual Ba ...

Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory The Taiyen Tongxiao Tourism Factory () is an education center in Neidao Village, Tongxiao Township, Miaoli County, Taiwan, committed to promote education in salt and water technology. Attractions * Taiyen Museum * Salt Ancestor Statue * Ocean F ...

* Tongxiao Beach Resort * Tongxiao Electrodialysis Salt Factory * Tongxiao Jinja * Tongxiao Shrine *

Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage The Baishatun Mazu Pilgrimage () is usually held annually between lunar January and April in the western plains of Taiwan, a major Taoist religious event since 1863. After every lunar new year, the Mazu statue of Gongtian Temple () at Baishatun, ...

Transportation

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Baishatun Station *

Tongxiao Station *

Xinpu Station

Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) is a high-speed railway network in Taiwan, which consists of a single line that runs approximately along the western coast of the island, from the capital Taipei in the north to the southern city of Kaohsiung. Its c ...

passes through the central part of the township, but no station is currently planned.

Notable natives

* Ju Ming, sculptor

References

External links

* {{coord, 24, 29, N, 120, 41, E, display=title, region:TW_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Townships in Miaoli County Taiwan placenames originating from Formosan languages